Samuel J. Potter

Samuel John Potter (29 June 1753-14 October 1804) was a US Senator from Rhode Island from 4 March 1803 to 14 October 1804, succeeding Theodore Foster and preceding Benjamin Howland. He was a Democratic-Republican.

Biography
Samuel John Potter was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and he worked as a lawyer before serving as deputy governor of Rhode Island from 1790 to 1799 and from 1800 to 1803. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the US Senate in 1802, but he died in office in 1804.